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New Beginnings!

Today is a new day.  May 1, is going to be my new favorite day of the year.  Today as I drove Kate to school and the rest to Franciscan University, I reflected on the positive. This has been difficult lately, I'm a little ashamed at how untrusting I have been with God.  He is always in control and I have been a very stubborn child.

 This blog was to be about Kate and our family as we travel through the life of a child with Down Syndrome and Autism.  Now, I feel that we need to just travel through all of our lives!  Kate is doing so well at her school.  We are almost to the end of our first school year with Kate and we couldn't be happier with her progress.  So many positive changes and we look forward to everything in her future.  I will still blog about her progress and much, much more.

 As of right now, I am off Facebook.  My reason is because of the huge mix of hatred.  I do not hate anyone and at the same time, I have strong political and religious beliefs.  As an American I should be able to express this.  Just as others that disagree, express their opinions and beliefs.  Discussion is healthy!  My closest women friends are Liberals, with Liberal beliefs.  This has not ended our friendship and I will tell you why.  Because one of my friends has lived with a son with a very deadly disease.  She is one of the strongest women I know and I love her.  Another I have known since she was a child with me.  She has suffered the loss of a Brother and now a Mom with Alzheimer's.  These are just two of my Liberal friends.  We are more of the same on the inside, in our hearts.  Liberal and Conservative does not play into this.  

 I am many many things, to many people.  What matters to me the most, is if I am kind and loving.  That is what I want to be.  So this blog is changing and I hope you all continue to travel with me!  Thank you for reading!!!

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